Questions asked 15 total

• Housing 5 questions

  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the publication of the general scheme, or full Bill, to underpin the Celtic Tiger-era building defects remediation scheme. [27080/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the provision of emergency funding for buildings with Celtic Tiger-era building defects, including the number of schemes that have applied; the number of applications approved; and the number of schemes that have drawn down funding, providing all of this information broken down by local authority area, in tabular form. [27081/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out his response to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee commentary on the Planning and Development Bill 2023, in particular to the concern it has raised with sections 133, 135 (2) (b) and (d) and whether they would fulfil the requirements of paragraph 4 (a) (i) of decisions VII/8i; and if he intends to table further amendments to the Bill at Seanad Stage to address the concerns of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee. [27038/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications for the secure tenancies affordable rents fund, by local authority area and number of units per application; the number of applications that have been approved to date; and the amount per unit of accommodation awarded for each approved application. [27244/24]
  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 30 May 2024, if a person who sold their family home following divorce proceedings can be considered eligible for the fresh start principle for the purposes of applying for a local authority home loan or affordable purchase home; and the statutory instruments underpinning the fresh start principal as it applies to the local authority home loan and affordable purchase scheme. [27696/24]
• Health 5 questions

  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funding for, and delivery of, the new clinical unit for the central remedial clinic co-located within a school (details supplied). [26894/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on engagements surrounding a nursing home in Dublin mid west (details supplied); if the HSE is considering taking charge of the nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26917/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the public health nurse service in the Lucan area of Dublin mid-west; if staff shortages are still impacting service delivery; if child developmental checks for all children of age in the area have been fully reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26918/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the public health nurse service in the Newcastle area of Dublin mid-west; if staff shortages are still impacting service delivery; if child developmental checks for all children of age in the area have been fully reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26919/24]
  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the Health Insurance Authority facilitates comparisons between valid, existing, to be discontinued and other available policies on its website, where the website currently only presents comparisons between policies which may be purchased and does not provide a comparison tool against a customer’s existing policy where that policy is to be retired, in order to ensure full transparency for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27647/24]
• Finance 2 questions

  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of debt currently being carried by those Tier 3 AHBs classified as on balance sheet; the implications of this debt for the general Government debt; and the impact on general Government expenditure in 2022, 2023 and projected for 2024, current and capital expenditure, by on balance sheet Tier 3 AHBs. [26938/24]
  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to increase the level of regulation of lifetime loan products provided by companies (details supplied) to prevent them charging punitive interests rates which results in borrowers who fall into arrears risking losing their homes. [27648/24]
• Education 1 question

  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the funding for and delivery of the new building for a school (details supplied). [26895/24]
• Public Expenditure 1 question

  • 2024-06-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of Castletown House Estate, County Kildare; when the OPW will return to the site to undertake maintenance and upkeep given the house and grounds are extremely unkempt, having been without attention for a number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27342/24]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the number of legal claims taken against TII in relation to injuries after incidents involving cyclists and the Luas tracks, for the years 2017 to 2024, in tabular form. [27736/24]